sthoudek said:

my sentiments exactly.

Thats very generous. I remember when Emancipation was released he said he wanted to establish his own school. That would be cool also

sthoudek said:

Actually Chanhassen does not have it's own school district. Chanhassen is part of District 112 which is located mainly in Chaska. Disctrict 112 includes the cities Chanhassen, Chaska, Victoria, Carver, East Union. Being a teacher, I know the HUGE budget cuts District 112 have been hit with the last three years. Two years ago District 112 had to cut almost $4 Million dollars. It hit these communities hard. To say we did not need this is ignorant. I for one, am NOT rich. Most people are NOT wealthy that live in these communities.

So please, the next time you say that this gift that Prince gave our school, and my son, think. We needed this. In all the years that Prince has lived in Chanhassen, Prince has not given a gift like this ever. And it is much appreciated.

Thank you Prince, and F-you sthoudek.

Peace.

sthoudek said:

Prince did donate to a school in the inner city of Minnie City just a couple of months back. It was listed right here on the org. The school was an artistic school for inner city kids....go back in the org threads and see if you can't find it...or maybe I read it on the NPGMC website...well, anyhoo, I believe that contribution was made during the Minnie City concert dates in June.....

CalhounSq said:

Yes, Inner city kids get the shaft. How brillant of Mr. Bush to launch his No Child Left Behind Initiative, and not give the schools what they need.. I hope Prince remembered the kids that grew up like he did.
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HombreX said:

Thank you, thank you, thank you! I have worked with the City of Los Angeles so I do know what you are talking about. I worked for the City of LA hoping that I could help "cut" through the red tape to no avail...LAUSD isn't even trying to collect monies for school books yet every year that Cali resident are asked to vote, we have to vote for some damn school bond? Listen, I really do want inner city kids as well as all children to get the proper eduction that they deserve, but crackin on Prince aint gon help...I still say that it is up to the parents to fight for materials for their kids!

chookalana said:

Your a teacher and you need to swear in your post. Thanks. I know that most schools in Minnesota are having to cut their budgets. Some more than others. Some families can afford those cuts more than others. According to the 2000 U.S. Census, Chanhassen has a median family income of $93,092, with 1.9% below the poverty line. Chaska has a median family income of $69,612 with 3.4% below the poverty line. Now compare that to Minneapolis. Median income for a family is $48,602 with 11.9% below the poverty line.
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sthoudek said:

I'm teacher and I cannot swear?

I'm craving USDA frozen pizza. Mmm ... luuuuunch foooood. *drool*

Luv & Peace,
Alex
Clubbin' in Mpls/A Night w. Prince

Jesus Christ, if Prince really wanted to make a difference, he should have donated that $300K to a school/district in real financial need, such as North Hollywood High, Belmont High, L.A. High, or the Los Angeles Unified School District in General. These schools have well over four thousand students on campuses meant to hold about 1500. They are so overcrowded that they can't hold everyone at the same time, so they operate under a year-round calendar. This means long school days (7am-4pm in most schools), and only eight inconsecutive months of school, rather than the traditional September-June calendar. This means less learning. They were built in the late 1800s and early 1900s, and the buildings are old, and fire- and earthquake-hazardous. They have no Driver's Ed. Programs, vocational programs, and the only foreign language option is Spanish, and generally don't offer many higher-level classes (honors or AP), with an exception to the North Hollywood High School Highly Gifted Magnet. Classes can have up to 75 students. North Hollywood hasn't gotten new library books in over five years. LAUSD can't even afford to have student textbooks and a classroom set, so students have to carry all their books to every class, every day. Teachers are underpaid, and we have seen absolutely none of the promised No Child Left Behind monies. In my four years at North Hollywood High School, never once have I seen a new musical instrument bought. Maybe people don't know how ghetto L.A. really is because all everyone sees of Los Angeles is the affluent areas like Beverly Hills. This just makes me sick!!!

Here's the Org doing what it does best. Fight, complain, bitch, piss, and moan. This is what Housequake was trying to say. All Prince.org treads turn out this way...

chookalana said:

I totally feel for you chook. Reading this thread made me wanna post for the first time in a looooonnng time. It only takes a couple of idiots to mess up a place where you wanna enjoy reading new info on the man. Saying you dislike a particular song or album is one thing, but cryin about where a person should donate his money to is ridiculous.

Living in California, if anyone needs to fix the LAUSD, it starts w/parents being responsible for their child's education and volunteering with time and materials for their classes and so forth.
That's the first step. Now for all the celebrities who live in the L.A. area, they can certainly contribute sizable amounts to their local schools. Why doesn't it happen? Maybe they don't care. Maybe they're like the governer and pay for private school for their kids. Regardless, if all of Hollywood would step away from one $5,000-a-plate dinner for whatever and donated that to a local school, that would be great. But that's up to them. So you know where that's going.

Finally, the equating Prince with Aladdin syndrome has got to stop (he needs to put his money in L.A., Chicgago, New York, Paris, Ethiopia, the national deficit, Prince needs to set up a casino here, and he better deliver each download and bootleg to my door personally...lol)

He donated to a local school, who cares what the median income of the area is, schools are in trouble almost everywhere, some more than other yes, but we all have to pick a place to help.
Prince could care less what you or I think in that regard.

Jamzone333 said:

What you have decribed about LAUSD is similar to cities such as Chicago and Cleveland. Hopefully, the parents will rise up and fight for the education that their child deserves. Like yourself, I really want the inner school kids as well as others to get education they deserve.

Prince is very generous with his tax write-offs.